Tuesday, March 3, 2009

So as some of you may have noticed with various tweets and fb status updates, Ireland swalloed some coins the other day.The Doctor ordered some X-rays, so we went on down to the X-ray place.We eventually ended up in the X-ray room itself.Dalyn and Scotland were asked to wait outside, and I was given a lead vest. Ireland changed into a little hospital gown.Then I had to set her up on the metal slab.She didn't want to lay down, but I got her to.The tech began adjusting the equpment, which cause Ireland to cross her arms over her belly.Placeing arm bones over ones belly is not the recomended way to X-ray a belly for coins.I held down her left arm, while the tech held down the right.He continued to adjust the machine (which meant lowering it) into place. A look of horror flashed acrossed Ireland's face, and her lip began to tremble. I knew what she was thinking (tova'Daq).One of Ireland's favorite movies is "Boo & the Monsters" (i.e. Monster's Inc.). For those that haven't seen it, a little girl (like Ireland) who is kidnapped by monsters and strapped to a "scream extractor" device that looks creepily like this X-ray machine.This has got to be a nightmare come true.But she was a tropper and she made it through.

And boy was she glad to leave!

---I tried to find a pic of Boo (the little girl) strapped to the machine, but failed.I also don't have a copy of the X-ray.

Ireland had her first X-ray 10 years earlier than her Auntie Connie had hers.Her cousin, Kaden, had one at 2 months.